Kacper Lopata: Barnsley sign former Woking defender on four-year deal
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Kacper Lopata joined Southend United following a spell on loan with the club from Sheffield United, but he went on to join Woking in March 2023
Barnsley have signed defender Kacper Lopata on a four-year deal following his short spell with National League side Woking.
The 21-year-old came through Brighton's academy before joining Sheffield United in 2020 and later Southend United.
midway through this season and joined Woking until the end of the 2022-23 campaign.
"[Barnsley] has a great history of developing players and I thought I could do just that here," he said.
Chief executive Khaled El-Ahmad added to the "We are pleased to be able to have signed Kacper on a long-term deal. He is a young player whose development we look forward to seeing at Oakwell."
Despite his short time with Woking, Poland Under-21 international Lopata helped the Cards to a fourth-placed finish in the National League.